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Many injuries and illness associated with employment in agriculture have been documented through the years. Agricultural workers are at a much greater risk of death compared with every other industry, except construction workers.
Risks occur from work-related conditions, use of equipment, and chemical exposure. Acute and chronic illnesses, severe disabilities, and fatalities can result from work-related hazards. Workers, their families, and particularly their children can be affected both at the work site and from contamination brought home. The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) convened a panel of experts in 1995 to set occupational health priorities for agricultural workers.
The handbook contains ten lessons on the most common conditions found among agricultural workers.
| Lesson 1: |
Ergonomic conditions/musculoskeletal injuries & back injury prevention |
| Lesson 2: |
Pesticide Poisoning Prevention |
| Lesson 3: |
Common Vectors: Lyme Disease and West Nile Virus |
| Lesson 4: |
Preventing Pterygium/Eye Safety |
| Lesson 5: |
Dermatitis & Poison Ivy Prevention |
| Lesson 6: |
Green Tobacco Illness |
| Lesson 7: |
Heat and Sun Safety/ Melanoma prevention and self-screening |
| Lesson 8: |
STD& HIV Prevention |
| Lesson 9: |
Nutrition and Health |
| Lesson 10: |
Tuberculosis |
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